Travel news South Sudan

• Flights
• 07/04/2021 18:45

Airlink suspends flights to and from Polokwane International Airport due to safety con

South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink has announced the suspension of flights to Polokwane International Airport (PTG) in Polokwane in … read more

• Flights
• 07/04/2021 13:19

Air France to launch flights between Paris Maputo (Mozambique)!´

The flag carrier of France, Air France, is set to launch scheduled flights to Mozambique.

Effective 20 June 2021,… read more

• Rail
• 07/04/2021 07:00

South African Government looks to Rail Sector to grow Economy

The government’s proposed policy interventions to allow third-party access to South Africa’s rail infrastructure, provides an opportunity not only for the growth of the freight transportation sector but also for the growth, transformation and industrialisation of our economy, says Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Delivering the … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 07/04/2021 06:59

Amid Recession, Sub-Saharan Africa Poised For Recovery

Digital Technologies Key to Driving Future of Work

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have contracted by 2.0% in 2020, closer to the lower bound of the forecast in April 2020, and prospects for recovery are strengthening amid actions to contain new waves of the pandemic and speed up vaccine rollouts, according to … read more

• Flights
• 06/04/2021 06:13

Ethiopian Cargo Boeing 737 lands at wrong Airport in Ndola

It isn’t often a plane heads to or lands at the wrong airport. But on Sunday, April 4, Ethiopian Airlines won the daily double. Two Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800s both headed to the same under construction airport in Africa. One of the Boeings, a cargo plane, landed. The other, a passenger flight, came within 50 feet of doing so.

• Flights
• 06/04/2021 06:11

IATA outlines three priorities for Africa

The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) outlined three priorities for African governments to ensure that the airline, travel and transport industry survives the Covid-19 crisis and is able to support economic recovery, growth and development throughout the continent.

The three priorities are:

In 2020, a handful of… read more

• Flights
• 06/04/2021 06:11

Kenya Airways suspends passenger flights between Kenya and UK

This comes two days after the government banned all flights from the UK, effective April 9, in response to London’s move to bar Kenyans from its territory over the spike in Covid-19 cases. With more travellers rushing to beat the deadline, KQ has added two flights to the UK tomorrow and Thursday.

The ‘Red List’

With the suspension … read more

• Destinations
• 02/04/2021 14:07

Promising signs as 3,800 tourists arrive in Seychelles during first week after Re-Opening

A week after Seychelles opened its borders to most countries, 3,800 visitors have arrived in the island nation, a figure that a top Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) officer describes as "more than satisfactory."

Seychelles reopened it borders on Thursday, March 25 to all visitors from any country except South Africa so as to re… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 02/04/2021 06:53

IATA outlined three priorities for African governments

In 2020 a handful of African airlines secured US$ 2.04 billion in government aid.  Most of this (US$ 2.02bn) was distributed through direct government loans, equity financing and cash injections. Despite this, 8 airlines in Africa filed for bankruptcy or entered business administration over the past 12 months.

Over US$ 30bn has been… read more

• Destinations
• 02/04/2021 06:52

Liberia Gets New Tourism Organization

A new tourist organization- Pepper Adventure has been established in Liberia. Speaking in an interview with reporters in Monrovia on Wednesday, Pepper Adventure Country Representative in Liberia Mr. Ambrose N. Wiagbe said the organization will provide services as assistance and information on cultural, historical and contemporary heritage… read more